Certificate in International Studies


Director
Andrew Wood
Assistant Professor of History

Advisory Board
Christopher Anderson, Languages

Thomas Buckley, History
Thomas Buoye, History

Robert Donaldson, Political Science
Ronald Jepperson, Sociology
Kalpana Misra, Political Science
Michael Mosher, Political Science

The certificate program in international studies meets the needs of students with personal, academic, and career interests in other cultures; in other political and economic systems; and in the institutions and practices of international relations. The program should be of special interest to students who plan a period of study abroad and serves as an excellent preparation for advanced study.

Certificate Requirements
Students must complete 21 hours of approved course work or 18 hours for students who take three years of a foreign language.

Comparative Core
Must take nine credits from three different disciplines.

ANTH 2043, Patterns in Culture (3)
ANTH 3173, Gender Across Cultures (3)
ECON 3083, International Economics (3)
ECON 3113, Economic Development (3)
HIST 2733, Colonialism and Imperialism (3)
POL 3113, Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
SOC 3973, Globalization (3)


Area Emphasis
Must take 12 credits, at least nine upper level, and no more than six in any single discipline.

Option I - Europe

ECON 3083, International Economics (3)
FR     3403, French Translation I (3)
FR     3423, Business French (3)
FR     3693, Cinema et Culture (3)
FR     4113, Topics in Francophone Literacy and Cultural Studies (3)
FR     4123, Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies of France (3)
FR     4143, Genres and Periods (3)
GERM 3023, German Film (3)
GERM 3213, Genre (3)
GERM 4413, Individual Authors (3)
GERM 4513, Special Topics (3)
HIST  2723, Politics and Religion in Early Europe (3)
HIST  2403, Modern Europe (3)
HIST  2603, Russia and the West (3)
HIST  2663, Russia Today (3)
HIST  3463, 19th-Century Europe (3)
HIST  3473, Democracy and Dictatorship in 20th-Century Europe (3)
HIST  4343, Modern Germany (3)
HIST  4413, Emergence of Modern Russia (3)
HIST  4423, Russia: Reform and Revolution (3)
HIST  4443, Soviet Russia (3)
POL   2023, European Politics (3)
POL   2033, International Relations in a Changing World (3)
POL   2103, Global Threats to American Security (3)
POL   3113, Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
POL   4023, Russian Foreign Policy (3)
POL   4053, The Russian Political System (3)
POL   4093, American National Security Policy (3)
RUSS 3013, Russian Culture (3)
RUSS 3023, Culture of the Soviet Union (3)
RUSS 3033, Approaches to Russian Literature (3)
RUSS 3043, 20th Century Russian Literature (3)
SOC  3113, Population and Ecology (3)
SPAN 3013, The Culture of Spain (3)
SPAN 3033, Explication of Hispanic Literacy Texts (3)
SPAN 4033, The Theatre in Spain (3)
SPAN 4043, Narrative Patterns and the Quijote (3)
SPAN 4053, Poetry of Spain (3)
SPAN 4103, The Modern Spanish Narrative (3)
SPAN 4113, Special Topics in Spanish (3)
SPAN 4973, Seminar in Spanish Literature (3)


Option II - Asia/Africa

ANTH 2043, Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH 3443, Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (3)
ECON 3083, International Economics (3)
FR     4403, French Translation II (3)
HIST  2613, China and Japan from Antiquity to 1800 (3)
HIST  2623, China and Japan Since 1800 (3)
HIST  3663, Reform and Revolution in Modern China (3)
HIST  4673, Modern Japan 1800 to Present (3)
POL   2033, International Relations in a Changing World (3)
POL   2043, Politics and Culture in China (3)
POL   2113, Politics of Developing Nations (3)
POL   2163, International Politics in the Middle East and West Asia (3)
POL   3113, Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
POL   3353, Politics and Culture of Japan (3)
POL   4043, Women's Movements in Asia (3)
SOC  3113, Population and Ecology (3)
SOC  3973, Globalization (3)


Option III - Latin America/Caribbean

ANTH 2043, Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH 3443, Magic, Witchcraft and Religion (3)
ECON 3083, International Economics (3)
HIST  2213, Latin America (3)
HIST  2243, Social Revolutions in Latin America (3)
HIST  2283, History of Ancient America (3)
HIST  2643, Colonial Latin America (3)
HIST  3263, Modern Latin America (3)
HIST  3363, Latin American History Through Film (3)
HIST  3713, The Mexican Revolution (3)
HIST  3733, History of Popular Culture in the Americas (3)
HIST  3483, Comparative Urban History in the Americas (3)
HIST  4573, American Diplomatic History since 1914 (3)
HIST  4833, A Cultural History of Inter-American Relations (3)
HIST  4853, Migration, Maquiladoras, and the Mexicanization of North America (3)
POL   2033, International Relations in a Changing World (3)
POL   2113, Politics of Developing Nations (3)
POL   3113, Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
POL   3973, Politics of Terrorism and Revolution (3)
POL   4043, Women's Movements in Asia (3)
SOC  3113, Population and Ecology (3)
SOC  3793, Globalization (3)
SPAN 3023, Latin American Cultures (3)
SPAN 3033, Explication of Hispanic Literary Texts (3)
SPAN 4073, Poetry of Latin America (3)
SPAN 4083, The Novel in Latin America (3)
SPAN 4093, Short Story of Latin America (3)
SPAN 4113, Special Topics in Spanish (3)
SPAN 4983, Seminar in Latin American Literature (3)


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